Cookies
DWP Authenticate puts small files (known as ‘cookies’) onto your computer.
Cookies are used to:
- remember the notifications you've seen so that you're not shown them again
- keep your information secure as you move through the service
You must have cookies enabled to use DWP Authenticate
My cookies are disabled
How to enable cookies depends on the browser you're using and how up to date it is.
Find out how to change your settings for the most popular browsers, including:
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla firefox
- Google Chrome
- Safari, commonly used on iPads, iPhones and other Apple computers
Find out how to manage cookies for other browsers.
You'll normally see a message on the site before a cookie is stored on your computer.
Find out more about how to manage cookies.
How cookies are used by DWP Authenticate
Authenticating users (Azure AD B2C)
We use Microsoft Azure B2C as part of our service. These cookies are needed for DWP Authenticate to work.
| Name | Purpose | Expiry/Lifespan |
|---|---|---|
| x-ms-cpim-cache | Azure AD B2C authentication related cookie | Session |
| x-ms-cpim-csrf | Azure AD B2C authentication related cookie | Session |
| x-ms-cpim-sso | Azure AD B2C authentication related cookie | Session |
| x-ms-cpim-trans | Azure AD B2C authentication related cookie | Session |
| sessionId | Azure AD B2C authentication related cookie | Session |
Our introductory message
You may see a pop-up welcome message when you first visit DWP Authenticate. We’ll store a cookie so that your computer knows you’ve seen it and knows not to show it again.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| seen_cookie_message | Saves a message to let us know that you’ve seen our cookie message | 1 month |
Using DWP services
DWP Authenticate lets you sign into other DWP services. These services may set additional cookies and, if so, will have their own cookies policy.